An annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), To Improve the Academy offers a resource for improvement in higher education to faculty and instructional development staff, department chairs, faculty, deans, student services staff, chief academic officers, and educational consultants. Contents include: * Transforming the environment for learning (Lion F. Gardiner, Rutgers University) * The expanding role of academic support centers (Robert M. Diamond, National Academy for Academic Leadership) * Creating a culture of assessment (Patricia M. Dwyer, Shepherd College) * Faculty development through the eyes of SoTL scholars (Connie M. Schroeder, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) * The roles of teaching and learning centers (Alan C. Frantz, Idaho State University; Steven A. Beebe, Texas State University-San Marcos; Virginia S. Horvath, Kent State University; JoAnn Canales, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; David E. Swee, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School) * The quality of life of faculty development professionals (Kathleen T. Brinko, Sally S. Atkins, & Marian E. Miller, Appalachian State University) * Faculty strategies for creating equitable work environments (Christine M. Cress, Portland State University; Jennifer L. Hart, University of Missouri-Columbia) * A program for faculty renewal (Libby Falk Jones, Berea College) * An investigation of faculty vitality within the context of the community college (Cathie J. Peterson, Johnson County Community College) * Course and departmental assessment results as a faculty development tool (Catherine M. Wehlburg, Texas Christian University) * Creating an integrated data system for teaching centers (Kathryn M. Plank, Alan Kalish, Stephanie V. Rohdieck, & Kathleen A. Harper, The Ohio State University) * Achieving a campus consensus on learning-centered teaching (Phyllis Blumberg & Justin Everett, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia) * Improving teaching and learning by cultivating a community of practice (Richard A. Holmgren, Allegheny College) * A faculty development program to promote engaged classroom dialogue (Kim M. Mooney, Traci Fordham, & Valerie D. Lehr, St. Lawrence University) * The unwritten challenges of service-learning (Rona J. Karasik, St. Cloud State University) * Junior faculty participation in curricular change (Judi Hetrick, Miami University in Oxford) * Assessing the academic and professional development needs of graduate students (Laurie Bellows & Ellen Weissinger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) * Faculty development in community colleges (Mary Rose Grant, Saint Louis University) * Providing for the development needs of part-time faculty (Patricia Hanrahan Valley, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) * Promoting a sound process for teaching awards programs (Nancy Van Note Chism, Indiana University--Purdue University Indianapolis)
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